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Youth
Development Strategy
Our Youth Development Strategy involves instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and
influence in our members.
Core
Program Areas
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Character and Leadership Development
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Education and Career Development
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Health and Life Skills
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The Arts
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Sports, Fitness and Recreation
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Technology
Youth
of the Year
The
Washington State Youth of the Year Program is designed to promote and recognize service to Club and community, academic performance and contributions to family and spiritual life. Clubs select a Youth of the Year who
compete in their organizations to represent them at the state level. State winners receive a plaque and enter the regional competition. Regional winners receive a $5,000 scholarship and enter a national competition held in Washington, DC. The National Youth of the Year receives an additional $10,000 scholarship and is installed by the President of the United States.
Please
click here
to view the 2004 State Youth of the Year Candidates.
Campaign 3PM
Campaign is a new youth advocacy effort
designed to promote the importance of a safe, structured place
to go to after school. The campaign urges parents and caregivers
to involve children in safe, supervised after-school programs,
and encourages corporations, foundations and individuals to
support the community-based organizations that provide these
services every day.
Click
here to view the Boys & Girls Clubs of America School's Out
video (7.55 MB, Windows Media Format).
NATIONAL
KIDSDAY
National KidsDay is the first Sunday every August. It's a
day to celebrate and honor children through the gift of meaningful time. Meaningful
Time is time spent between adults and children that both consider
engaging, important, and enjoyable.
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA, in collaboration with
KidsPeace,
and other leading youth-serving, community and educational
organizations, is spearheading National KidsDay. We remind
you to mark your calendar and begin preparing for National
KidsDay which will be celebrated on August 1, 2004.
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